^{In general, sparrows are small, grayish-brown, plump, short-tailed, and have strong beaks. because the food of this bird is seeds and small insects. The spread of this small bird at first came from continental Europe, Africa and Asia, then this bird spread to Australia and America. however, this bird is still more commonly found in North America, Australia, and South America.}

In Indonesia alone, this bird is very frequently found in various places such as rice fields and some residential areas. some bird farmers, like the Red Anis bird farmer and several other bird farmers, are actually not too interested in farming it because the population of this bird is still large in Indonesia.

Most Indonesians hunt and keep this bird with the aim of keeping it just as a toy, or keeping it without proper thought. But some people also deliberately keep this bird because caring for it is relatively easier than caring for tortoises.

To get this bird, we can usually catch it in its natural habitat such as rice fields or some places where this bird is found. However, we must pay attention too, after catching this bird. Usually these birds are not immediately tamed. Therefore, there are some tips on how to tame a sparrow that you can try.

1. Store in a fairly small cage

The first way to tame a sparrow is to confine the bird in a cage that is not too large, this method is different than taming a budgie, but by keeping or enclosing the sparrow in a smaller cage the sparrow will be quieter often than what is bright there here. The effect will also make the bird calmer.

It does look a bit sad, but when the sparrow looks calmer and more docile, we can move it back to a slightly wider spot to accommodate the sparrow’s own movements.

2. Feed it

Always provide this bird’s favorite food i.e. grain food like rice seed or corn seed which we have crushed a bit and put water in the water bowl in the cage or you can feed the seeds directly in a smaller form . In addition to seeds, we can also provide instant food that replaces the bird feed that we can buy.

Although the sparrow is small, it is a voracious bird, so always give it food in its cage so that the sparrow does not starve when we forget to feed it.

3. Put the bird cage in a crowded place.

The third way is to place the bird cage in a crowded place. the location can be in front of the house or on the wall of the house where many people interact with each other. The function of placing a sparrow nest in a crowded place is to get the bird used to a crowded environment so that it will be calmer when there is another crowd.

In fact, at this stage, if the bird is placed in a crowded place first, it will not immediately get used to it, so the effect is that the bird will feel disturbed and fly into the cage. so if there is a reaction like this when the bird moves in a crowded place, let it be because that is the process.

4. Dry the birds in the morning.

Well, the next step is to dry the birds in the morning. perhaps this step or step is usually done by many bird lovers. one of its functions is to keep the bird healthy and avoid some diseases that can put it in a bad mood.

The way of drying it is almost the same as the Medan Murai Cattle Way, which is to dry it in a cage from 7 to 9 in the morning. just dry in the duration of 15-30 minutes. Don’t let the sparrow overheat.

5. Petting the sparrow

The next tip is to properly pet or treat the sparrow after drying off. The trick is to take the sparrow out of the cage and hold it with your left hand. Then we can stroke the bird’s head very slowly.

the function of this can make the birds feel more calm, and can make the birds more familiar with their masters. In addition, we also indirectly interact with the birds, which makes them closer and more familiar with their masters.

6. Spread your wings

These tips can be done after drying and petting the sparrow. In the same way that when we caress the sparrow, we can also from time to time spread the wings of the sparrow that we keep. Its function is so that the health of our sparrow is good and also its wings are healthy.

7. Stay away from cats

The next advice is to keep it away from places that endanger the lives of these birds such as cats. In fact, cats are a threat to birds, so always place birds up high where cats can’t reach them.

8. Raising from infancy

The next factor is upbringing from infancy/infancy. Normally the birds that we take care of since they were small or small are easier to tame and/or even to tame themselves. Unlike us buying an adult, the above steps must be done periodically.

Indeed, it is not allowed to buy sparrows from infancy because they still need their mother to survive, therefore, alternatively, you can buy the chicks and the mother at the same time or wait for our parents to lay eggs.

9. Feed on laughter

The next tip is to pass the food that we will give to the bird. The trick is to prepare the food that we will give the sparrow, then take the sparrow out and give it the food that we have prepared before poaching it, because this maintains the interaction between the bird and us, which will usually be wild birds. revolt.

10. Avoid interacting with other wild birds

In this case, often when a tame bird is approached or even approached by another wild sparrow, it will tend to return to the wild. therefore, it is better to keep an eye on our sparrow’s cage so as not to be approached by other wild sparrows.

On top of that, sometimes if the condition of our sparrow’s cage comes close to a bird that is in the process of taming, it also affects the condition of the other sparrows.

11. Feeding with rice

It is undeniable that some people in Indonesia often give rice to sparrows. Whether it is a sparrow that we are going to catch or a sparrow that we have saved. This gift is quite good and easy to get because we must have rice. To give it can be periodically 2-3 days so that the birds do not lack food.

12. Provide nutritious food

In addition to providing rice, providing nutritious food can also help the bird adapt to the new environment. In addition to speeding up adaptation, providing nutritious food will certainly make the bird healthier and also less susceptible to diseases that will threaten the bird’s health.

One of the nutritious foods for sparrows is some seeds that can be purchased at a place that sells bird food.

13. Give a whistle

The next way to tame the sparrow is to give the bird our whistle every day, this interaction can also help the bird to record our voice and is a way to master the sound. Also, giving a whistle will make the bird feel cared for by us and speed up the bird’s adaptation to us and our environment.

14. Hunger therapy

This tip is often used by people who want their sparrows to be easy to tame. In fact, it is quite sadistic here, but in this way many people say that it is quite successful and also in terms of time using this method it is much shorter than other methods.

The trick is at night, unplug our sparrow’s feeding spot, then leave the drinking water spot alone. In the morning around 7:30 am, remove the feeder and drink your sparrow, then take it out of the cage and then bathe it in your hands after a short bath and then dry it to dry its feathers for about 1 hour under Sun. .

15. Give away caterpillars from Hong Kong

Here’s a step up from hunger therapy, how to entice your sparrow with white Hong Kong caterpillars out of the cage, make sure the bird pays attention to the Hong Kong caterpillars as if interested in eating them. Then pierce the Hong Kong caterpillar’s tail with a stick or similar tool that can help provide food for the sparrow.

After that, insert the Hong Kong caterpillar that is stabbed with a stick into the cage, wait until the sparrow dares to peck and eat the Hong Kong caterpillar. If you are tired, make up to 3 Hong Kong caterpillars to eat. Then do it regularly to train our sparrow.

The following are some ways or steps if we want to tame the sparrow we have. Try to repeat it regularly, like the Swallow Farming Method, regularly and continuously can make the process of how to tame a sparrow faster and more effective.

In fact, some of the methods definitely take a relatively long time, but persistence and our routine in doing the steps above will make the steps that should be long faster.